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  • City of Memphis

    This Week in Memphis: Fans honor Elvis, and The Dame opens Downtown

    Also happening this week: The County Commission considers an MSCS board election shakeup, and the CRA wants your ideas for the Old Brick Church.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 10, 2025
  • Shelby County

    How the County Commission’s debate on school board elections has turned

    The move to put all nine MSCS board seats on the ballot in 2026 took a few turns last week in County Commission committee sessions. 

    By Bill Dries August 10, 2025
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    Join Magnolia Homes for their 15th annual Live Life Well® event

    With more than 40 years in the homebuilding industry, Magnolia Homes is celebrating 15 years of its Showcase of Homes event, held the weekends of Sept. 19-21 and Sept. 26-28 in four of its communities.

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  • City of Memphis

    More than 40% of dogs entering Memphis Animal Services are put down. Adoption events try to reduce that number.

    “(Rescue groups) like these are typically overwhelmed with a lot of dogs,” said Jane Jayakumar, who brought her Streetdog foster Gabriel to the event. “Events like these help promote that we’re a presence in Memphis.”

    By Jody Callahan August 11, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Power outages ease as FESJC resumes after storms

    As the golf tournament resumes, MLGW crews are slowly whittling down the number of customers without power after a summer squall dumped an inch of rain on the city Friday afternoon.

    By Jody Callahan August 09, 2025
  • Education

    ‘Pre-K to Ph.D': U of M launches second elementary school

    With the launch of a second elementary school campus in Sherwood Forest this week, University of Memphis’ new K-12 district began its first expansion effort outside the college’s campus. Even more could be on the horizon. 

    By Laura Testino August 09, 2025
  • Metro

    More than 10,000 MLGW customers without power

    Heavy rain Friday afternoon leaves more than 11,000 in the dark and causes play to be suspended at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

    By Jody Callahan August 08, 2025
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    Wesley Wright announces run for county commission seat

    After serving as Lakeland commissioner, Wesley Wright is preparing for a run as county commissioner representing District 3.

    By Michael Waddell August 09, 2025
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    Marsha Blackburn invites ‘small group of local press’ to closed roundtable

    A Monday, Aug. 11, roundtable discussion U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn is hosting at PURE Academy will not be open to the public, according to information obtained by The Daily Memphian.

    By Bill Dries August 09, 2025
  • Education

    High lead levels found in water sources at some Memphis school campuses

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools also notified Tennessee regulators and provided bottled water to be used along with water-filtration systems and hand sanitizer.

    By Bill Dries August 08, 2025
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: BlueOval trucks delayed again; Ja sells out — of shoes

    Celtic Crossing is temporarily closed, Swedish cowboys were spotted at FESJC and we tell you where to find corn dogs coated in cereal. 

    By Bianca Phillips August 08, 2025
  • Behind The Headlines

    TVA likely to be backup power for xAI

    MLGW will not be providing more than a small amount of power to xAI and the Tennessee Valley Authority may not provide a lot either, according to CEO Doug McGowen.

    By Samuel Hardiman August 08, 2025
  • Golf

    Hill: Who were those Swedish cowboys at FESJC?

    A family from Sweden traveled 14 hours to watch Ludvig Aberg. They left with signed golf balls from the Swedish star and a new admiration for St. Jude.

    By Drew Hill August 08, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Former Memphis police officer pleads guilty to federal kidnapping, murder charges

    Accused of kidnapping and killing a man in 2021, the former MPD officer pleaded guilty to five of the charges he was facing.

    By Aarron Fleming August 07, 2025
  • Premium North Mississippi

    Man who escaped DeSoto County custody pleads guilty to attempted murder

    In 2024, Joshua Zimmerman escaped DeSoto County custody, where he was being held for attempted murder. Before he came to Mississippi, he wanted for murder in Texas.

    By Brandon LaGrone II August 08, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Causes of death confirmed for two more Shelby County jail inmates

    The deaths are two of at least seven housed at the overcrowded jail to die this year.

    By Aarron Fleming August 07, 2025
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Last call for Liquor Store, but Germantown gets tequila

    Feagins’ attorney demands retraction from The Daily Memphian, the jail and courts could move to New Chicago and FESJC tees off.

    By Bianca Phillips August 07, 2025
  • Premium Health Care

    Methodist University Hospital names new president

    Methodist Olive Branch President David Baytos has served as Methodist University interim president since Tim Slocum left in January. 

    By Aisling Mäki August 06, 2025
  • Premium Public Safety

    ‘We know we need a new jail': Commission reacts to ambitious Firestone jail plan

    While most county commissioners support building a new jail, not all of them agree on where its built, who pays for it and who’s included. 

    Related story:

    New jail targets Firestone site, aims to move more than jail

    By Bill Dries August 07, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Attorney argues to have Cleotha Abston rape conviction overturned

    Cleotha Abston was convicted last year for raping Alicia Franklin in 2021. He later pleaded guilty to the murder of Eliza Fletcher in 2022, and was sentenced to life in prison. 

    By Aarron Fleming August 07, 2025
  • Public Safety

    201 Poplar inmate cause of death revealed

    Darian Nolen, 33, died at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis the night of Feb. 6.

    By Aarron Fleming August 06, 2025
  • Elections

    Special election primary winners chosen across North Mississippi districts

    A special election after a redrawing of districts has set the ballot for the November general election in North Mississippi.

    By Brandon LaGrone II August 06, 2025
  • Metro

    Marie Feagins’ attorney demands retraction, $50K from The Daily Memphian

    The Daily Memphian is not removing the story or retracting any of its reporting because the story is accurate and the information reported was legally obtained. The news organization also is refusing to pay Feagins $50,000.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 06, 2025
  • Public Safety

    New jail plan targets Firestone site, aims to move more than jail

    A plan to build a new jail and relocate every criminal and civil justice institution in Shelby County to the former Firestone plant site in North Memphis was presented to the Shelby County Commission.

    By Bill Dries, Dima Amro August 07, 2025
  • State Government

    Marsha Blackburn joins Tennessee race for governor

    Blackburn’s announcement makes official what had been expected for some time from the ally of President Donald Trump. 

    By The Associated Press August 06, 2025
  • Metro

    The AM/DM podcast: Mayoral team building at Bass Pro

    Today on The AM/DM podcast, editorial director Mary Cashiola and enterprise reporter Samuel Hardiman talk about a mayoral retreat, complete with bowling, at Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid. 

    By Mary Cashiola August 06, 2025

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